The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-12-23
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Tbe onrioaa STORY aEsas re 1gshIes er Aii-
Biafeh Tell.
Admission (AiA.1 apeaisi
Jefferson Davis has hal good many mar.
ron escapes but gnN ~ thHnf hAa never eee1
tod IL print aud The chief actor n he At=
fair haa never cared a talk Ah9us Il, Some
where along ii the tiftiea the Mobiles, an ailiH4
liah family residing IN Renngyiynnltai des
nided 70 nova southwark They selecseg
Rome, Ga, AZ their nbiertivs point, aad
necessary disposi hpn 1T their goods.
Tho N0hieH had NOME family Jewels and
about S44Qe N cash, How ta carry tafsf
they packed tha money and Jewels IN an atd4
fashioned iGnRlieh hand chest, and tonk them
along. Tbs travellers landed 20 EheFestop
and took the next tfgin for their destination.
some extra fare Was demanded and ID paying
y they had to open their chest sild EXPOSE
their tFeBsufe. Sharp eyes we're on the
watch and the glitter Of the contents of the
Al matter of preeaatlpn the ohest wac
eonfidRd 10 Miss Mary Noble who sat IA q
secluded aectlqn 0f the Gar Nith hef 9aeA %
the door. a Rranehs itsa, q. ~, two gentls-
Wiry man, and The athAr was tail ana slender,
past tleneTidiAn Of life, and Of distinguished
appearance.
When Augusta was reached the two
etFanaers went on 10 Atlanta, sind the Mobiles
discovered that their precious chest MAS
missing, The conductor WAS elamoroHsly
opinion that tho 'one.ayod man had
'He's bad.looking fellow, . said the CON
duetor..
OF the rear window ot the car, - the hiiag
ptnted man took hiB departure at s In0Fa9ilt
When Miss N1hlela attention Nas azed ~
After 4 consultation II whs decided that
Mrs, Noble ana Miss Mary should proceed 10
Atlanta and cause the Arfeat 81 The euIpQsed
thief, while Mr.. Noble and she otheTR re-
inaiR3ed h hhgqhtA aWaltins, nos Yafs= eotAai-
Mra. N0bM suaoeedea III tracing the two
mon to Their Stopping place In Atlapiai aud
sasn.ltlsd th (. n se9n " sns saM t9gia n n
police headquarters, whore the astonishing
| discovery was made that the 'oneseyed
laan' was President hinrea'g ssoaetsEy 81
| was his private SECRETARY.
Mr. Davis Haa M good hnmnr, and Of
| course the two g@ttlemen were 40 once Ee-
nefnrs ieaging, NH. Davis told Mrs, Noble
| and her daughter that ne Fegrebtea their
laas; and be rendered thela TWEEN ~ dollar
gold piege A. Az evidence q ne .t sylaRashgi
Miss Mary ap0ke UP and said
| that the old rascal took II
Mir. Davis smiled and presseG the money
upon Mrs, Noble, whe finally took It and cal.
/ Fied u to her husband IN Aaeneta
Suspicion Yas then direetd 10 the con
j dneLaF, but his sudden death in the course
| Of q few days stamped further inFestig alton,
/ After tbs election 6f MIR, DAVIS 70 the fFeAi-
/ danny Of the Southern GpnfedeFaeYI etF, No.
/ biz, then prosperous contractor. ylgited HIM
at Montgomery and talked with him about
| manufacturing cannon,
| Mr., Dawn asked him several qneRtiunst and
| tlien referred 20 the loss on tue CHEST Tie ipi
1 tradused AF, Nobla 10 Mra. Davis, and told
| the story "a the grrgat. MIRA Davis laughed
| heartily over the incident and with her nus
| from that tins.
Noble went 10 work and made hundFeda 81
/ cannon for the Confectionery. Later h
hnnfsEoh, IL Aiahama iii liz ss midst IL III
prosperity h9 Ii still devoted 10 the one
| eyed mani who was once supposed 10 % ehl
| RnlhlE OF his argataBb nliBforlnne.